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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1925.

BRITISH LEGION.

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HONGKONG AND CHINA,

BRANCH.

"the douths during the past year of Messrs. W. Arustrong. 3. Smyth, Sia. Tak lan and Hor. Mr. A. R. Howe who was for many yours. Our Hook, New and Pressure, During the year, your Committee sent telegnum homis strongly, urging the retention of the Singapore Bum. This was despatched whilst the The General Committee have flats Coverament were in, "power"] pleasure in submitting a balance and we are glad to say the scheme sheet and statement of accounts under the present Glovemanent is for the year 1924.

ising pushed forward.

ANNUAL REPORT,

£2,000,000 CLAIM

AMERICAN INCOME-TAX

SCANDALS.

TREASURY'S COUNTER CHARGE.

THE CHINA:

CRUELTY IN ASYLUMS." thought that if a patient were

treated the first person to whom be would appeal would be the doctor

DR. LOMAN'S GRAVE. “

ALLEGATIONS..

NERDLESS DETENTION.

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Dr. Dopuna: Rt is, when the doctor has gone, sir. The patient is absolutely in the hands of the attendent.

The Chairman : This is a very Dr. Montaga Lomax, the author there is cruelty, and then when terrible allegation. First, your say of the book "The experience of autaken to fusk for it the attendunt is

worse next time.

NEW YORK.. There is excitement here over afasylin doctor," gave evidence charge by Senator Couzens that the before this Royal Commission on

Dr. Lomax: 1 am only speaking Nelson Bay was celebrated by Secretary Mellon,

Treasury Department, headed by Laracy and Mental Disorders, sit-

"presumablying at, Old Palace-yard.,

now us the spokesunu of patients yourst gounities he laying a wreby way of revenge" for the dis- The chairman announced at the ing for hundreds of thousands of who have come to me. Iau speak- officers and at least seven other ou dus" ("Protaph and Wanchuclosures of millions of tax rebates outset that the Commission had persons from sayluans all over the

Memorial.

The Committee to be appointed

at the meeting will consist of the

the

members. Under the Branch rules, every member of the pre- A wreath was also laid on sens. Committee not re-elected Nelson Moment in Trafalgar shall retire.

Square, London on behalf of the Hongkong "Branch.

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The Committer request that'

W6 al-6 held a flag day und pon- members will send in nominations

Cert qui dobry 21. (Nebom (signed by two members) to the Pavin and of the Overgas Relief | Hon. Secretary, or be prepared at pad, wit malet the the meeting with names they wishes of £500, put to the meeting. Written Your Pommitte made a success- notice should be sent to the ful appeal to the loyal fovernment Secretary.

regarding the dilapidated state of The Primary-ohjeet 1 the File Whelai Memorial and, wo "egion is to help ex-Service men are glad to say, oftlers, were given l as will be observed from the to have the Memorial repaired nak wounts the amount spent in Fir- removal for a more syiladite "pleni sisting men during the year bis 2, deg consideration hivi we hope mounted to $1,527.40. In this] wit také plæg -

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found it necessary to reconsider their procedure in bearing evidence chance of stating their case; they These persons have not a of ex patients tendered by the are all cowed. Nasional Society for Laney Reexperiences which have been told Iara merely giving fortn These witnesses were to have been heard in public, and the who can give first-hand evitence.

10-me. I have pusients to produce evidence of one of them was von The Chairman: You'may take it ineneed. The Commission, how- Lever, found that the strin

1. personmily, and, of # public gxaminaton provent too much colleagues are quite satisfied that for the witness, and while his eruelty, do over, and must inevit ensus of cruelty, possibly gTOSS examination was still incomplete fably happen. in these institutions. they receive information.from him. The problem that interests us is complaining of the inconvenience he how hu suffered in his business from stopped, or at least diminished. is that kind of thing to be the publication of his evidence, and Your outlook seems to me asking for the protection of the

to be Commission. För fliese and other reasons the Commission declined to any reformer was this." replied

What converted me into Espeel, two passages to England Your Committee we glad to w

take the responsibility of hearing. Lomas. The volume of com ere paid and also they were port that the logat pirney question

any more ex-patients in public, for plaints from all sourves, their con- jiven small amounts to land with. Pas rvived the attention of the

they were satisfied, that it was not ther minor cases were dealt withorities and that during

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interest. the public

Such

sistency, compelled me to believe with.

the past few months strong rotant

Fevidence would be communiented. The Chairman: Wils" credence

in the exile of cruelty," Dur income was greatly assist-mendations have been sent hicimo.

to the Press. d by our share of Sir Paul for acre protection in the shape of

allowed to the Atlantic, Gulf, and Dr. Lomax, in his evidence deal

de your attach 15, these quses? Chater's Fund and to this pentle. paruki By armed Ranches.

de to Moss, West Indies Shipping Companying with the position of the medial value to there cases. It took me Br. Lomax attach the greatest we extend our grateful Our 1)

A donation was also, A. Brearley and 16. P. Alcott for had served notice on him that he is superintendent of n hospital, suid), two years to convite lyself. Dr. I millions short in his own income-that he should be relieved of Lom said he thought that in received from the Hongkong Box-jauhting the arvonnis,

litter-Hop Mr. P. 1. tax obligations to the Government darinistrative chilies. In many every case the patient was telling ing Association which" was Subscriptions amounting to $540 Henry R. Polbek. Mr. E. F. Henry Ford's associates in the Ford the medical superintendent was that treatment avere not in the nature of j acknowledged with appreciation. Hehek, siden. Het Sir Me colord's associates in the Ford instances the whole etiitude towards they s The assertions of ill- the AME W, A. Dowley, Pavit, Motor Company, ranks almost with he was there to keep expenses down, delusions, and were often mads by areounis kando Sr. C. Bighan, Mr. Mr. Mellon as one of America's As far as they "were concerned, persons who had left usvhms, Fort

F. A "Pey, Mr. 12. Wylie, wealthiest men. He is now senior.

Fyears and had been jeading perfect- Mr. 1. W. Walio, lor. Se, ungh Senator from Michigan, in which any keul authorities would not

capacity he has been conducting trouble if the tortor did not enter y sound, rational lives, If they Free)

an investigation into the Bureau of his wands from one year's el to askea patients, they would hardly retaliation her as long as he kept expenditud a case of a patient whes haf The Man having surrenderenternal Revenue.

Stance down

To many instances, in an asylum for any length The Girl:-"I didn't speak !" The Man:-"Sorry. I'm sure.

thanks.

have been received during yeur and since these "have been made up $60 has been rercived on account of 1924. The membership at present stands roughly at 150 and 9 new mem-

hers have joined during the year It is regretted that the member, ship has been gradually decreas.

Mr. Andrew Mellan.

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his seat" beg your pardon for such investigation and then, he toured that the medicul of tinie, who had no minberiess

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ing and since 1922 has dropped I thought you said thank you!" 98 members, of course a great des is due to members being transferred to other parts. There are at present six lady members on the lists and it is hoped that this number will increase, as their help in connection with "Poppy Day" is invaluable.

The Legion is solely dependent on subscriptions and donations and it is urgently requested that old members do everything they can to increase the membership.

"SHE OWES MUCH TO BABY'S OWN TABLETS" Shanghai Father Tells How His Little Daughter Was Cured of Digestive Troubles and Croup. The popularity af Baby's Own Tablets, be Canarian. remedy for children's ailments, continues to grow pace. In very country where they have been introduced graceful parents testify in

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For

It is regretted that since oige

Mr. last general meeting we have lost ample,

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to the Legion Mr. H. H. Day, Mehaan, part H. S. Burleigh, and Mr. R. Earn her in tho ...shaw and the deepest sympathy is frin of Sing! extended to their dependants and ting Co. 233 relatives.

Rand,

Our thanks are drie to Mr. H,

hai, the "Glanville and members of his portrait

Sub-Committee for the real hard whose le work put in by them in connec-girl is repro- tion with the "Poppy Day Drive" ducet bet is

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NAVY LEAGUE,

ANNUAL REPORT OF HONGKONG BRANCH.

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The report to be submitted Tonight's Ammal Meeting, stales: The total membership is now 12, and, during the last var. eighty-one new members joined the Prunch.

We, have to record with

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"TIGER FINISHES HIS WAR BOOK."

an

SEN. JAMES COUZENSİ

that

to them-

| sirperintendent's attention was mutu

cases or pruelty to elite, either.on directed to the visiting committee meet or that he had seen on other then to his patients. The medical adients, I have got patients superintendent's positión, ought to

here now declared Dr. Lomax, be made so se ure that he was in who will weit von of the most. dependent of the visiting com ghastly things that they have seen mittee, and he would suggest that that they have done The should be appointed by theselves. These things exist beneath Ministry of benlili. I would be the surface, and until the public ex- thought, be better for an asylum to

presses its opinion in a note of be governed by a the superintendent Horror an indignation they will go

hd Car the medical superintendent to be a surpresne medical director.

Discussing the diffinity of the medical superintendent's position Dr. Tomas said that many were Feither quite unsuited for the position

a para wisse of edes

of were

skill.

"The Chairman : As far as

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Hir you want to breed Super-men, in Gill the position medical superintendents,

of

Dr. Lomax You have got to get the medical superintendent primarit ly interested in his work, and in that alone, and you will never ret these abuses avelified until the super

endent is constantly in his wards and the patients know that he can be got at. At present, he lives in

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(on existing, It is publicity alone that will stop all this sort of thing.**

The Chairman: 1 am concerned, all think you are also, that the idea should not go forth that your Du virtene was that huideds “and housands of patients were being Fill-treated in these institutious,

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To this Dr. Lonas agreed, but

he firely matained that many pudients in asyluans who were not artifiably insane, mh, according he could not be detained, were they were able to do.

detained for the useful work

On the question of privato ghans, Dr. Lomax said that he

a sort of Olympian rul, which lead a fundamental objection of any hardly ever leaves to go into his private asyhu being in the hands of a private individual and run for wards.

aft. He had no objection to pri- vúte asylums as such, and Britnin he thought they were as well conducted as in any country in the world

COMPLAINTS BY PATIENS,

The Commission adjourned.

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Occasions! and few of the Thiels always set har fraudulently permitted the ship. right. This accounts for the girls ping company to escape its quot

On the question of alleged - healthfulness strength and activity, of of income-tax," Mr. Couzens says treatment of patients, Dr. Loix Plassont characteristics she is the Treasury is trying to force him said that actually he had never which now powwowsed. For protection from to pay over £2,000,000 in taxes

Reverting to the question of il- ditenga xho owes much to.Baby Own over and above those he paid when any evidence, and the docter Tablets."

Parents who value the health of their he sold his holdings in the Ford would be the last person in the treatment in asylums, Dr. Lomax If a patient said that the list evidence of a hud 1919. Mr. world who would. little ones should always keep Paby'n Company to Mr. Ford

of cruelty that had reached Own Tablets in the house ready for Couzens says he has been warned were injured the doctor made in-ense

merliste uso. Of churnists every where by the Commissioner of Internal quiries, and was given a variety of him had occurred in 1920, and he or post free, 60 cmts the vial, from Dr.Revenue that he must either sign sons, If be asked the patient he believed that public opinion, and Williams Medicion Co., do Kianguo waiver or square up within a ad to be careful, because the the interest the question

had regret Rod, shanghai.

patient was often too cowed or not aroused, hail undoubtedly had the week.

Not merely the Atlantic, Gulf, sufficiently intelligent. In my affect of making medical officers | annÉRONDONÓMI and West Indies Company is experience 1 had about three cases more observant in preventing such charged with falling to comply of treatment brought to any happenings.

"at the time I with the income-tax regulations, notice, he said: but other concerns, such as the believed the attendant, but did not Sieel Trust, the Aluminium Trust, believe that there was the amount and copper interests. Mr. Couzens, of ill-treatment that subsequent

Independent Republican, experience led ins to believe,*** strongly resents the idea of "being The Chairmast. I should have punished" for alleged irrigularity, and declares that do amount of persecution amounting to intimida- tion will prevent him

pres sing nis efforts ""to alean up the Internal Revenue and other Government Bureaux. In the case of the shipping conceza Mr. Mellon has authority to permit re- ductions if payment of the full amount claimed would involve bankruptcy. As to the other cases cited by the Couzens Committee, Mr. Mellon answers that the facts are not as stated. No anno Ameri- can questions Mr Mellon's absolute integrity and scrupulous regard for law, as he may be authorised to Interpret it, and most citizens are personally grateful to him because, by his sound financing, he secured a 25 per cent, reduction in the in- come-tax on earned income".up to £200 annually, and even people who derive their income by clip. ping dividend coupons from bonds are allowed under the present law to count their first £1,000 as

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